Overview
- PennDOT ran multi‑day test slides that began Thursday and stretched into Friday night as crews lifted and shifted the new bridge to verify equipment and alignment.
- Crews used 42 synchronized hydraulic jacks to lift the prefabricated span during testing and moved it in small increments to monitor alignment and bearing performance.
- Commercial Street, Forward Avenue and the Nine Mile Run Trail will close at 7 a.m. Monday, June 29, and remain closed through early August while final work proceeds.
- The Parkway East (I‑376) will be fully closed from July 10 through August 3 so crews can demolish the old bridge and slide the new span into place.
- PennDOT has posted detour routes, added a live 511 camera and published FAQs, and neighbors say the shutdown will disrupt commutes and access with some planning to work remotely or leave town.